metonym 
metonym
Definition
meto·nym (met′ə nim)
noun
a word or phrase used in metonymy, as a substitute for another
Etymology: back-form. < metonymy
Browse dictionary entries near metonym
- ‹ Metonic cycle
- ‹ metol
- ‹ meting
- ‹ meticulousness
- ‹ meticulously
- ‹ meticulous
- ‹ meticulosity
- ‹ metical
- ‹ meticais
- ‹ methylic
- metonymic ›
- metonymical ›
- metonymies ›
- metonymy ›
- metope ›
- metopic ›
- metopon hydrochloride ›
- metr- ›
- metralgia ›
- metrazol ›
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